The Red Sox, the Cubs, nobody wants to anymore. Even the teams with money.

"So it's going to get harder and harder. I think it's very important that in this next (labor) negotiation, and internally with MLB, that we address some of the things that are upcoming and try to have the teams who are sort of the have-nots have a better chance."...

Sternberg pointed out that the Rays can only make the playoffs if they finish ahead of the Yankees or Red Sox and that they're competing for a wild-card berth with teams that don't have to play the AL East's difficult lineup.

"And then you go from the Blue Jays' standpoint or the Orioles' standpoint this year; they've got to play the Yankees, Red Sox and us 54 times," Sternberg told host Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo. "It's next to impossible to even think about a wild-card when you've got that sort of competition."...

He said it's healthy compared to 10 years ago and relative to the current economy, but "where it's headed over the next 10 years could be problematic because of the separation from the haves and the have-nots.""

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